Agriculture and Non-Manufacturing Are in Contraction Two of Nigeria's Biggest Sectors Just Slipped Into Contraction. Is Yours One of Them? Most business news focuses on whether Nigeria is growing. This story is about which parts of Nigeria are not at least not right now. The March 2026 NESG Business Confidence Monitor contains data that deserves more attention than it has received. Agriculture fell from 104.8 to 91.1 points officially in contraction. Non-Manufacturing dropped

Only 1 in 10 Nigerian Women Have a Salary-Paying Job. 1 in 10. The World Bank Data on Nigerian Women Every Business Owner Should Read. The headline number is arresting: only 10.5% of Nigerian women in employment are in wage or salaried jobs. But the more important number for business owners is the one that comes right after it. 80.7% of Nigerian women aged 15 and above are active in the labour market. Read that again. The majority of Nigerian women are working. They are econo